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J. W. DIGKIESON.

RULING MAGHINB.

No. 340,866. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

INVENTOR MM MW C7/aw ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES lPATENT OFFICE.

JAMES IV. DIGKIESON, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

RULlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,866, dated April27, 1886.

Application filed September 1:2, 1835. Serial No. 176,912. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAIIEs NV. DIcKIEsoN, of Brooklyn, Kings county, NewYork, have invented ccrtain'new and useful Improvements inRuling-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmachines for ruling paper; and the object of my invention is to providea new and improved machine for producing diagonal lines at any desiredinclination over the usual ruling.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts anddetails, as will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, andpointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both vfigures.

Figure l is a side view of my improved ruling-machine, parts beingbroken ont; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

The rulingmachine is, in general, of the usual construction, the sheetsI being placed on the endless bands A, passed over the roller A and thepulleys O on the shaft I), then passing under the roller E above theroller B and upon the belt or apron F, which carries them under the pensG, held in a bar, H, in the usual manner, and spaced the requireddistance. Cords J, passed over the roller E and shown in dotted lines inFig. 2, hold the sheets I in the proper position on the apron or belt F.

The table K, over which the bands A pass, is provided with two paralleltransverse slots, L, through which screwbolts M are passed, which arealso passed ,through longitudinal slots N in a gage, O, above the bandsA. Nuts P are screwed on the lower ends ofthe screwbolts M. A rod, Q,extends over the bands A directly in front of and parallel with theroller B, and is held atits ends in lugs or jaws Q, projecting upwardfrom the table. Sleeves R are pivoted on said rod Q, and on each sleeveR a sleeve, ft', is formed transversely to the rod Q, and each sleeve Itis provided with a bindingscrew, R2, for holding a rod, S, passedthrough the sleeve, and having its front end forked, and in which forkedend a roller, T, is pivoted, having a rubber ring, T, held in its rim,the rubber projecting more or less from the rim of the wheel. Springs Uare connected with the rear ends of the rods S, and with a rod, V, heldabove the rod Q by arms V', projecting from standards XV on the table.

The machine is driven in the usual manner.

The operation is as follows: The sheets I, which are ruled in the usualmanner, are placed on the bands A and rested against the gage, so thattheir longitudinal or transverse edges are at a certain angle to thedirection in which the sheets are carried by the bands A. The rollers Timmediately run on the sheets and hold them in place until they passbetween the rollers E 2, and are then held by the cords J, which holdthem so that they cannot shift laterally. The sheets are thus movedunder the pens G, and thereby lines are drawn on the sheets diagonallyto the other ruling. The gage O can easily be adjusted at any desiredangle, to give the diagonal-inclined lines any desired angle to theusual ruling. The springs U press the rollers T on the sheets, andtherubber rims prevent slipping of the sheets.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combinationof the machinetable K, having asheet-carrier, a diagonallynrranged gage above said carrier, anddiagonally-'arranged rollers in advance of the gage, with the rollers BE, through which the sheets pass from the carrier, the endless apron F,the pens G above the apron, and the endless cords J, for holding thesheet in its gaged position for the action of the pens, substantially asset forth.

2. In a ruling-machine, the combination` with a table and sheet-carrier,of pivoted rods carrying rollers above the sheet-carrier, and of a gageabove the sheet carrier, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a ruling-machine, the combination, with a table and shect-earrier,of the rod Q, the sleeves It on the same, the sleeves R' on the sleevesIt, the rods S, passed through the sleeves R', and the rollers T in theends of the rods S, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a ruling-machine, the combination, with a table and sheetearrier,ofthe shaft Q, the sleeves R It, the rods S, the rollers T, the rod V,and the springs U, substantially as herein shown and described,

JAMES \V. DICKIESON.

Vitnesses:

GEORGE T. PATTERSON, PHILIP AscHY.

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